PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salyn Sarethi (ranked 235 p4p, 305 weight class) and Damian Wayne (ranked 35 p4p, 47 weight class). Sarethi comes to the cage accompanied by Blue Ice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sarethi
vs
Wayne

187 cm
32
190
20 - 10 - 0

180 cm
27
170
12 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salyn Sarethi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Wayne!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Wayne misses.
Sarethi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wayne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sarethi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sarethi misses with a two punch combination.
Wayne throws a hook but Sarethi blocks it.
Sarethi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sarethi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wayne avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Sarethi.
It seemed like Wayne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wayne takes one to the chin there.
Salyn Sarethi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wayne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sarethi.

It looks like Damian Wayne has been cut.
Sarethi misses with a looping left.
A big left from Sarethi misses.
Sarethi digs a good body shot into Wayne's ribs.
Sarethi throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
Sarethi moves out of range of the leg kick from Wayne.
Wayne slips a straight right by Sarethi.
Sarethi misses with a head kick.
Wayne throws out a counter right but Sarethi avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi throws a lazy body kick
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
Sarethi misses with a looping left.
Wayne is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wayne scores with a head kick.

It looks like Salyn Sarethi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarethi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sarethi throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wayne! But no joy.
Wayne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wayne scores with a push kick.
Sarethi throws a head kick that Wayne semi-blocks.
Sarethi throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sarethi misses with an uppercut.
Wayne walks into a straight right hand from Sarethi.
Wayne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sarethi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Wayne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sarethi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sarethi missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Sarethi.
Sarethi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne slips a jab from Sarethi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarethi avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Sarethi scoring well with a low kick there.
Sarethi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wayne. That one must have hurt.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Sarethi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wayne! But no joy.
Sarethi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Wayne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sarethi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wayne in his tracks.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Sarethi throws a poor cross that misses
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sarethi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Salyn Sarethi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Sarethi just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Sarethi does it's job there.
Sarethi misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wayne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wayne lands with an uppercut that bounces Sarethi off the cage and back into range.
Wayne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sarethi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarethi clobbers Wayne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sarethi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Sarethi finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarethi lands with an overhand left.
Sarethi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sarethi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarethi misses with a left hand
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wayne throws a body punch but Sarethi moves out of range.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Sarethi throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Wayne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sarethi has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab lands there for Sarethi.
Wayne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sarethi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sarethi with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes one to the chin there.
Sarethi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wayne can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarethi lands a nice looking body shot.
Sarethi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab by Wayne.

Sarethi is rocked!
Salyn Sarethi is winning the standup battle so far.
Wayne closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Sarethi! Wayne dives in looking to finish! Sarethi is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Wayne!
An out of breath Damian Wayne thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.